Foshay Learning Center

James A. Foshay Learning Center is a public school located in South Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Foshay Learning Center is part of Local District 7 of the Los Angeles Unified School District and was opened in 1924. Foshay currently serves approximately 3,533 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade levels under a three track calendar year. Foshay's Alma Mater entitled Here's To You was penned by Vince Womack. In 1999, Foshay was ranked among the top 100 high schools ranked by "ratio of number of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school in 1999 divided by the number of graduating seniors."

School Statistics

83% of Foshay Learning Center's teachers have full teaching credentials while 5% of them have emergency credentials. They also average 11 years in teaching experience as a group, with a 10 year average teaching in the district. Only 6% of the Foshay faculty are first year teachers.

The school's average class size is 20 for kindergarten, grades 1, 2, and 3, 21 for grade 4, 22 for grade 5, 32 for grade 6, 31 for grade 7, 29 for grade 8, 26 for grade 9, 29 for grade 10, 27 for grade 11, and 23 for grade 12. The student-staff ratio is 61 Students per paraprofessional staff, 208 Students per office/clerical staff, and 131 Students per other classified staff.

Over one-fourths or approximately 77% of the student population are Hispanic or Latino. The rest are made up of African American (22%), Asian, White, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Filipino who are represented by students of less than 1% in number.